M4.2 earthquake 10 km SSW of Sinolon, Philippines
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Sinolon, Philippines on Sat, Mar 9, 2002, 2:52 AM GMT+8 (18:52 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 17 km SW of Mabay, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-08 18:52:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.157° N, 124.784° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.417 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.15 km SSW of Nalus, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.933 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.312 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.816 km SW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.329 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.424 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.410 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.210 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.212 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.314 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.325 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.22 km S of Maan, Philippines · 8971 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.06 km N of Nalus, Philippines · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.17 km NE of Lumuyon, Philippines · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.65 km WSW of Nalus, Philippines · 8970 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.01 km NW of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.011 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.223 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.814 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8969 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.220 km S of Maitum, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.418 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.321 km SW of Maguling, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.02 km SW of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.612 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.427 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8968 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.44 km SSW of Bantogon, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.27 km NE of Tambilil, Philippines · 8967 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.64 km NW of Nuing, Philippines · 8965 days ago · 227 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.536 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines · 8965 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.734 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.221 km SSW of Kiamba, Philippines · 8959 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.10 km E of Nalus, Philippines · 8955 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.614 km SSW of Maan, Philippines · 8951 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.90 km E of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8945 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.411 km NE of Maitum, Philippines · 8939 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.57 km SSE of Maitum, Philippines · 8935 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.111 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8934 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.759 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines · 8928 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.674 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8928 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.34 km NE of Mabay, Philippines · 8927 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.030 km SSW of Mabay, Philippines · 8920 days ago · 150 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 4.231 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 6.028 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.027 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.80 km S of Liberty, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.013 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.710 km SW of Nalus, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.720 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.922 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.927 km SW of Mabay, Philippines · 8972 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.20 km NE of Lambontong, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.50 km W of Tambilil, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.75 km SW of Nalus, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.824 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines · 8973 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.118 km SSW of Lumuyon, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.129 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.14 km N of Lumazal, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.518 km S of Maasim, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.96 km ENE of Buadtasan, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.83 km S of Maitum, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.45 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines · 8974 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
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